Federal Laboratories, Inc. v. Barringer Research Limited and Intex, Inc. Appeal of Barringer Research Ltd

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, Barringer Research Ltd. (BRL) challenges the grant of summary judgment in favor of Federal Laboratories, Inc. (Federal), in a patent case, on the ground that the district court, 524 F.Supp. 755, impermissibly resolved disputed issues of material fact. Because we agree that the trial court did err by resolving such issues, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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This dispute concerns the use of pulsed field technology in metal proximity detectors. Metal proximity detectors are devices used primarily to…